My 2nd 100 hours at Saga Events:
On-the-job training (OJT) is an activity undertaken at the workplace which is designed to improve an individual’s skills or knowledge. My OJT is getting better and better as the days go by. My supervisor talked about how my OJT will be and they said I can be affiliated with any of their upcoming works and events. Compared to classroom, OJT provides deeper context and more cognitive triggers for questions from us trainee as we struggle to perform a new task in the actual work environment.
Listening skills, being initiative and patience, these were the traits that I gave focus onto my 2nd 100 hours. The set up designer’s head gave us a task to make a miniature of the FHM set which he’ll present in the briefing of that approaching event. This is my first time to encounter the materials in creating a realistic set. Being resourceful, creative and to have focus and interest into your work are the traits that I’ve learned while doing this mini set. This work gave us an idea on how to create a convincing miniature which we can used in our approaching subjects in Mass Comm.
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Some of my colleagues were assigned in the registration and receiving area, dressing room, sponsors area, photo shoot area, exit part, etc. I’ve learned so many things from these experiences and it enhances my ability to organize and to work with others. It was my first experience to sleep at the mall and I really felt so uncomfortable. I learned to work under pressure. At first, I got a problem in facing the people in front of me because I felt so unhygienic. We weren’t able to take a bath that day because the mall doesn’t have a shower room, so we just washed our face, brush our teeth and then that’s it! I find it uneasy to face and to mingle with its participants for the reason that I didn’t take a bath. But happily, the mall is air conditioned and as we assist the candidates, we still try our best to be presentable in front of them. Because of our confidence it is not obvious that we didn’t take bath. This event tests our patience as trainees. I learned how to deal in different people, with different personalities, to know our limitations as an ojt and the last is how to treat clients nicely even though you’re really mad. I understand so many things such as the Saga’s production and techniques in doing an event.
I also went to Mall of Asia and Trinoma together with Mr. Pat Villarojas just to get some pictures and videos of the Adidas store because it is needed as a preparation in the upcoming Event of Adidas. I’ve learned how to deal and coordinate with the store managers and supervisors as I get the floor plan and lay outs of their store. My supervisor told me that it will enhance my communication skills when dealing in different people. I’m also happy to be part of Markati Palazzo’s fitting of clothes at Podium. I’ve got a chance to see my favorite models. My trainer for the day Sir Leo demonstrates us our task and we observe it. He told me to guide those models and to help them in fitting their sponsored clothes before their pictorials. He also coaches me during my performance and criticizes us when he didn’t like our work and gives us a feedback. I also experience to take photos of those models because my trainer assigned me to do so. Good thing I have a background in photo journalism and I applied it when I captured their best pose.
I’ve observed that in this industry that I chose, it’s important to value everyone and to appreciate their contribution. Being moody is a part of the daily routine of each person and as a trainee, being sensitive has no place for this line of career. When my supervisors are in the mood, they would invite me to have lunch with them at a fast food chain, interview me and treat me for dessert in a nearby supermarket. Since I work in a company where restaurants are everywhere, my supervisors really know what places are the best. It's also okay to time-in late after lunch with them. Allowing trainees to practice performing the task under trainer supervision until both the trainer and trainee are confident that the trainee can consistently perform the task and is ready for formal evaluation. For some, OJT can be boring but for me I love the whole experience.
OJT trainers are usually chosen because they are very good at a specific task, I always bear into my mind that I need to strive hard in doing every task that they assigned, for me to be able to have a good record in this company. We are facing a lot of activities this month of May. Although I’m done with my 200 hours, I still chose to stay here at Saga to learn and experience more. I’m waiting fro the big events like fashion show of Markatti Palazzo, Banana Republic, Marlboro Party a red night, Jollibee at
The best trainers are those who are well respected throughout the department and who are already well-known for their informal “helping and coaching” skills and these are the traits that I’ve observed from my head Ms. Mandy del Rosario and also from the other head department. In Saga my responsibility is to keep my training materials up to date: It was monitored and enforced by my head and she told me that there will be a temptation for you trainers to add “your own” improvements to the training process. I’ve learned that the only way to ensure and maintain consistency in training is to have all trainers accept their responsibility for keeping the training materials up to date and I should know how to manage my time.
In relation to my future profession, I’m glad because I already have a background on how this kind of work is functioning. As I work at this company I’ve observed, learned, proved and discovered so many things about myself. To learn and explore new things, I need to initiate to do something that will help me to discover more things about this company. I’ve got so many more to reminisce about, at least now I’m aware how Saga Events functions and it prepared me for my future career. I understand their company’s procedure and how an event organizing job works and divide their task for each department. I learned not to be sensitive and just be comfortable in every thing you do. This Saga experiences improve my self confidence as a person. I realize that there are more adventures that’s awaits me and I need to be busy and love my job to be successful in this career. I can now feel the true life behind this course that I’ve chosen. I am now excited to meet more journey in this course. As future media practitioner, these experiences serve as a good inspirational start and helped me to know myself more and build my abilities, skills and knowledge.
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